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Open Badges is the name of a group of specifications and open technical standards originally developed by the Mozilla Foundation with funding from the MacArthur Foundation. The Open Badges standard describes a method for packaging information about accomplishments, embedding it into portable image files as a digital badge, and establishing an infrastructure for badge validation. The standard was originally maintained by the Badge Alliance Standard Working Group, but transitioned officially to the IMS Global Learning Consortium as of January 1, 2017. [1]
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Open_Badges Open Badges] is the name of a group of specifications and open technical standards originally developed by the Mozilla Foundation with funding from the MacArthur Foundation. The Open Badges standard describes a method for packaging information about accomplishments, embedding it into portable image files as a digital badge, and establishing an infrastructure for badge validation. The standard was originally maintained by the Badge Alliance Standard Working Group, but transitioned officially to the IMS Global Learning Consortium as of January 1, 2017.  
    
Open Badges represent a more detailed picture than a CV or résumé as they can be presented in ever-changing combinations, creating a constantly evolving picture of a person’s lifelong learning.   
 
Open Badges represent a more detailed picture than a CV or résumé as they can be presented in ever-changing combinations, creating a constantly evolving picture of a person’s lifelong learning.   
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=== Stipends for Badge Holders  ===
 
=== Stipends for Badge Holders  ===
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Open Badges proposal contemplates to open channels for resources to flow to active contributors in need that have been awarded with a yearly Open Badge. All Badges have by default an optional monthly stipend of US$ _____ attached. [2]   
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Open Badges proposal contemplates to open channels for resources to flow to active contributors in need that have been awarded with a yearly Open Badge. All Badges have by default an optional monthly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend stipend] of US$ _____ attached.    
    
Each active contributor nominated will need to clearly state it's decision to accept the stipend by writing "yes to the Stipend, thanks!", after their name in the following list. For the 2017 pilot the deadline to state personal decisions to accept the stipend is _______ of 2017.       
 
Each active contributor nominated will need to clearly state it's decision to accept the stipend by writing "yes to the Stipend, thanks!", after their name in the following list. For the 2017 pilot the deadline to state personal decisions to accept the stipend is _______ of 2017.       
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Members and non members of Sugar Labs have recommended the following reading about sustainability in Open Source:
 
Members and non members of Sugar Labs have recommended the following reading about sustainability in Open Source:
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"Roads and Bridges: The Unseen Labor Behind Our Digital Infrastructure" by Nadia Eghbal [3].
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[https://fordfoundcontentthemes.blob.core.windows.net/media/2976/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure.pdf "Roads and Bridges: The Unseen Labor Behind Our Digital Infrastructure"] by Nadia Eghbal [3].
* [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Open_Badges
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* [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend
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* [https://fordfoundcontentthemes.blob.core.windows.net/media/2976/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure.pdf <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>] https://fordfoundcontentthemes.blob.core.windows.net/media/2976/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure.pdf 
      
Please share your thoughts on the discussion page.
 
Please share your thoughts on the discussion page.
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